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Denman  \n“Whatever their bodies doaffects their souls.\"—C.S.Lewis  \nChapter One  \nFor Universals like me,travelingbetween dimensions should be easy.We simply think about where we wantto go,and we're there.The key wordis want.Because of that one word,I’m having trouble getting to the humandimension.My thinking is muddled.It goes something like this:\"Destination,Earth—I don't want to do this.Earth.  \n1  \nK.L.Denman  \nEarth.Here I go—I really don't want todo this.\"  \nProfessor Float notices my difficulty.“Welkin,do you want to repeat my classyet again?”  \n“No.”  \n“Then,\"Float says,\"you really dowant to go to Earth.Remember,youmust remain with your host a mere threedays of Earth time.\"  \n“Um,\"I mumble,\"how long is thatagain?”  \nFloat's tone is impatient.“Roughlythe same span of time as one bioethicsclass.”  \n\"Right.\"I don’t say that that soundsway too long.  \n\"Do you remember all the instruc-tions?”Float asks.  \nDo I?I think back on the past fewclasses we've spent preparing for thisjourney.They might equal two weeksof Earth time,but it wasn't enough  \nDestination Human  \nfor me.Bioethics is hard.I prefer math,because it's orderly.Or history,sincewhat happened in the past is known,andsurprises are unlikely.Bioethics includeshistory,but there is so much more.Experiments are expected.Theoriesmust be formed.We must ponder life andmorality,subjects I find highly uncertain.  \nI think about the day Professor Floatannounced this final project.Float haddropped hints about it all term.We werewarned that our final project would bea challenge that made up 50 percent ofour final grade.Sadly for me,Float'stone is so dull and flat,it often puts meinto doze mode.I was dozing before theannouncement that day.  \nI do recall Float saying,\"Life existsin many forms.In ancient times,it wasbelieved that the two categories of life wereplant and animal.We,of course,knowbetter.We know that the proper categoriesof life are physical and nonphysical.\"  \nK.L.Denman  \nThat was simple enough.Basichistory.  \nFloat droned on.“For your finalproject,you can choose from one of threeassignments.Basically,you can focus onthe past,the present or the future.”  \n“We can do our project on the past?”I asked.  \n\"Indeed.\"Float's tone actually rose.“You could conduct a study of primitivelife.”  \n“Sign me up for that one,”I said.  \nFloat focused on me.\"Ah.Welkin.I haven't explained the specifics.Thatassignment is the most difficult.\"  \nSnickers arose from my classmates.I refused to back down.\"I am interestedin the past,\"I said firmly.  \n\"Very well.I've made a note of yourchoice.\"Float paused before asking,“Would you like to hear the details?”  \n\"Yes.\"Iimagined visiting the ThoughtArchives and quietly browsing old files.  \n# Destination Human\n\nI would then present an excellent reportfor which I would receive top marks.  \n“Perhaps this will be good for you,Welkin,\"Float muttered.“Your projectwill begin with your entry into a phys-ical host.The host will be a juvenilehuman on the planet Earth.This willenable you to experience a physicalform similar to that of our ancestors.While you inhabit this host,you willcollect data for a full report on thenature of life in that form.\"  \nI went completely blank.  \n“Do you understand,Welkin?”  \nMy response was something like,“Gah.”  \n\"I'll take that as a yes.\"And thenFloat had gone on to describe theother assignment options.I'd been toostunned to absorb a single word—  \n\"Welkin!”Float's voice jars me backto the present.  \n“Yes?”  \nK.L.Denman  \nFloat is annoyed.“I asked if youremembered all the instructions.\"  \n\"I do.\"I hope that's true.  \n“Then go.”  \n\"Destination,Earth,\"I think.  \nAnd I’m there.  \nAlmost at once,I sense that earth-lings are indeed thinking beings.Thoughts abound.But it's impossible tounderstand anything.It's all gibberish.  \n\"Nothing but primitives,\"I tellmyself.What can I possibly learn herethat I couldn't access in the ThoughtArchives?Isn't downloading a descrip","cbCaieHz1BJK0vI9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieHz1BJK0vI9","pdf",3024994,138,"English","# Chapter One\n## Destination Human","[{\"question\":\"Why is Welkin having trouble reaching the human dimension?\",\"answer\":\"Welkin’s mind is muddled by the key idea of not wanting to do what Earth requires. 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